Published: 05 August 2024
GenAI innovation is not sustainable without massively increased efficiency. Better semiconductors will provide some relief, but product leaders developing GenAI-related products and services must improve the efficiency of software and infrastructure or face constraints on product development.
The power required for infrastructure to run the incremental AI servers will reach 500 TWh per year in 2027, 2.6 times the 2023 level. This will put considerable strain on power availability and costs for data centers, limiting IT organizations’ ability to deploy LLMs and develop GenAI products.
Semiconductor innovation, such as chiplets and advanced packaging, is required for energy-efficient GenAI solutions but will not reduce power consumption enough to address the lack of supply.
Improved software efficiency will be key for realizing energy-efficient GenAI and limiting the growing power demand, among other ecosystem innovations.
Product leaders developing GenAI-related products and
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Menglin Cao, Alan Priestley, Gaurav Gupta, Akhil Singh, Joseph Unsworth
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